Check the Beach

Pouawa Beach

Gisborne, New Zealand

Pouawa Beach 1 photo

  • Pouawa Beach

    Pouawa Beach. Paul Nelhams from Shannon, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:33 pm
7 am
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.1
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
Now
7.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
74 km/hmph E
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:33 pm
Today
6.7Good7 am85
6.7Good8 am85
6.9Good9 am85
7.1Great10 am117
7.1Great11 am148
7.3Great12 pm138
7.3Great1 pm149
7.4Great2 pm127
7.2Great3 pm117
7.4Great4 pm106
7.4Great5 pm95
7.3GreatNow74
7.0Great7 pm95
Sat
6.2Good7 am1710
6.3Good8 am2012
6.6Good9 am2113
7.1Great10 am1912
7.3Great11 am1912
7.5Great12 pm1912
7.6Great1 pm2013
7.4Great2 pm2314
7.3Great3 pm2415
6.5Good4 pm2817
6.3Good5 pm2717
5.3Fair6 pm2616
5.4Fair7 pm2314
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 pm, -0.5 m. High at 4 am, 0.6 m. Low at 10 am, -0.4 m. High at 4 pm, 0.7 mLow 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 4 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 4 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 10 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
19 km12 miGisborne Airport (GIS)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Pouawa Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.6 GreatBest 9 am to 4 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 61%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu5.6 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 11%